Wheel-fender.



F. LILLICH.

WHEEL FENDER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 26,1911.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

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wi tme/meo F. LILLIGH.

Patented De0.12,1911

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wi/limmoeo FREDERICK LILLICH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHEEL-FENDER.

and State of Pennsylvania, have invented }.certai1 1 new and useful Improvements in i llv-lieelfenders. especially adapted for use YVlTheeLFenders, of which the following is In specification. I

My nvention relates to improvements in fon{automobiles, the primary objectbeing toprovide the forward wheels of an autollil OlQllQWltll fenders, which are normally held in an elevated position, and adapted to be simultaneously lowered by the operator the automobile to prevent a person or ago vide a tender o't' this character that can be ,object from coming in contact with the rw,heels,.a vfurther object of my improved :heelfenders for initoinobiles being to proreadily attachcdto any form of automobile,

Qand one which will not interfere with the operation of removing or replacing a tire on the. rim ofthe wheel. 25.

{invention consists in certain novel features \Vith these and other objects in view, the

.of const-ruction, and combinations and ar i'angements of parts as will be more fully T 'hereinafter described and pointed out inv {the claims.

[Figure 1, is a view in side elevation of an ordinary form automobile illustrating my im n-ovements thereon. Fig. 2, is a front view Fig. 3,

a fragmentary ,view partly in elevation 3 inounting a fender on the axle stub of a z wheel. Fig. 4, is a plan view. Fig. 5, is a view partly in elevation and section showingand. section illustrating the manner of the tender in its lower position. Figs. 6 andi', are views in section illustrating details ofconstruction. 1, 1, represent the front wheels of the of automobile, and are mounted in the axle stubs 2, 2, of thefront axle.3,secured to the frame work of the automobile. On the axle stub 2. 2, my improved fenders 4, 4, are pivotally mounted and are adapted to he held normally in an elevated position in relation to the wheels, and when desired they can be simultaneously dropped to prevent a. person or object from coming in contact with the wheels.

T l describing my improved fenders 4, 4, the description of the construction of one will answer for both.

My improved fender 4 is U-shaped in sec- Specification of Letters Patent.

, the wheel 1.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application tiled iTuly 26, 1911. Serial No. 640,566.

tion to form a hood to incase a portion of On the inner face 5 of the fender 4, a slot 6 is cut concentric with the axle stub 2 of the wheel 1, and at each end of this slot 6, are notches 7 and 8,out of alinem'entwith the slot 6, but communicating therewith. e

To hold the tender 4 in a normally elevated position in relation tOl the Wheel 1, a

pin 9 engages in the notch {handthis pin 9 is secured to a rod 10. which extends rearwardly, and is pivoted to a crank arm 11 secured to and projecting downwardly and .rearwardly from a shaft 12 mounted in bearing brackets 13 on the under face of the platfor1n'14 under the operators seat. This crank arm 11 is held under tension by a spring 15 secured thereto, and to the under face of the platform 14.

To allow for the removal and replacing of tires on the wheel 1, the outer face 16 of the tender 4 is hinged as illustrated at 17,

and is provided with an. opening 16 of greater diameter than the caps 17 on the axle stub 2. A catch 18 is pivoted at 19 to outer face 16, and when the cap 17 on the axle stub 2 is projected through the opening 16*, the catch is swung between the outer face 16 and the cap 17 on the axle still) 2 to prevent the hinged outer face 16 from swinging outwardly.

On the extreme outer portion of the fender ,I-provide a shaft 20 upon which is mounted, a roller {21 adapted to roll along the ground when thefender is in its lower posit-ion. I

On the outer portion of the shaft 12, and extending upwardly in convenient reach of the operator. a lever 22 is secured, and when it desired to drop the tenders in their lower position, the operator moves the lever 22 rearwardly thereby turningthe shaft 12 to impart a forward motion tothe spring held crank arms 11, and then to rods 10:

When the rods 10 are moved torward,l. the

pins 9 will be moved out of engagement with the notches 7 into the slots 6, and by the force of gravitation, the fenders 4, 4, will,

25 'means for simultaneouslydroppingthe said Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself atliberty to-make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. v

Having thus described my invention what Iclairnas new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent is v v 1. In a fender'for vehicle wheels, the combination with an automobile, of hoods'or casings pivotally mounted on the axlefstubs of the front wh elsof said automobile,'and

adapted to be held normally in an elevated position inr'elation to the said wheels, substantially as described. j I 2."In a fenderfor vehicle wheels, the com-' bination with an automobile, of hoods or of the front wheels of said automobile, slots cut in the inner faces ofsaid hoods, notches atthe ends of said slots out of alinement' communicating there\\-'ith', pins engaging in one set of notches and means for simulta-.

neouslymoving said pins out of said notches into said slots, substantially as described.

i 4'. In a fender for 'vehicle wheels, the combination with an automobile, of a hood or casing pirotally mounted on the axle stub of 0 one of the front wheels of said automobile,

a slot cut in the inner face of said hoods coucentrie with the axle stub, notches at the ends of said slot out of alinement, but coinmunicating therewith, a pin engaging inone of said notches, means-for movingsaid pin out of the said notch into the slot, substantially as described.

5, In a fender for vehicle wheels, the combination with an autoinol'iile, of a hood or.

casingpivotally mounted on thtxaxle stub of oneof the front wheels of said automobile, a slot cut in the inner face of said hood concentric with the axle stub, notches at the ends of said slot out of alinement, but (7011b municatmg therewith, a pin engaging in one of said notchesfo hold the hood in a normally elevated position in relation to the wheel, said pin secured to a rod,,said rod ex v I tending rearwardly and pivotally connected to a crank arm, said crank arm secured to a bile, said hood comprising an inner and outer face and an intermediate portion connectmg'the same, said outer face hinged to the said intermediate portion of said hood,

an "opening of greater. diameter than theaxle stub cap at the lower portion of the said hinged outer face, said axle stub cap adapted to be projected through the opening in the lower portion of the said hinged outer face, a catch pivoted on the hinged outer face of said hood and adapted to engage between the axle stub and the said outer face,

a roller positioned between the inner and outer faces of said hood and adapted to roll on the ground when the hood is in its lower position, substantially as described.

7. In a fender for vehicle wheels, the com bination with an automobile, of-a hood or casing pivotally mounted on the axle stub of one of the front wheels of said auto1nobile, said hood comprising an inner and outer face and an intermediate portion connecting the same, a slot cut in the inner face concentric with the said axle stub,notches at the ends of said slot, out of alinement but communicating therewith, a pin adapted to be held in said notches and engage in said slot, said outer face hinged to the said 'intermediate portion of said hood, an opening of greater diameter than-the axle stub cap at the lower portion of the said hinged outer face, said axle stub cap adapted to be projected through the opening in the lower portion of the said hinged outer face, a catch pivoted on the hinged outer face of said hood and adapted to engage between the axle stub and the said outer face, a roller positioned between the inner and outer facesof said 'hoodfan'd adapted to roll on the ground" when the hood is in its lower stantially as describedposition, sub- In testimonywhereof I have signedfiny name to this'specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v p p p FREDERICK LILLICH. Witnesses; I V i I I i R. II. 'KnnNxnL,

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